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End Of Project: Conclusion

Overall, I believe my project was a success, as at the beginning in my proposal, I set myself a set of questions, which If I could answer them all positively, then I would know that I had chosen the right career path.

Question	Yes	No
1. Is there a teaching degree locally at home?	X
2. Does the job offer good yearly income?	X
3. Does the job offer a good amount of paid holidays per year?	X
4. Are there a sufficient amount of job vacancies for my desired career locally at home?	X
5. Are there a sufficient amount of job vacancies for performing arts secondary school teachers locally?	X
6. Is there possibilities of promotion within the job?	X
7. Does the job open up possibilities for the future?	X

As you can see, from my check list above, a teacher training degree is the right career path for me to be taking as it is going to leave me in a happy, comfortable position for the future. Regrettably I was not able to complete my work experience that I had organised to complete during my project, due to postal issues of my certificate. However, I have organised further work experience at Heworth Grange Comprehensive for a later date, as I require it for my application process for my training degree, which thanks to my project, I have already began the application process for, as well as having my professional skills tests booked. I plan to work on getting a summer job working with young people and gain more experience in schools to add to my application, as well as continue on my research after my project, as due to the limited work count, I was unable to include other research such as looking into the national curriculum for drama, as well as start looking into how I can develop as a teacher, before the beginning of the course. I also plan to look into the teacher standards and how to apply them to my teaching.

Research Into Where I Can Do My Teaching Degree.

Week 5 Research Schedule

Day/Date	What I Plan To Have Done On This Day:
Monday 23rd of October	E-mail Jonathan (my mentor) to update him on my progress of my project, leading up to the project deadline.
Tuesday 24th of October	Research into my options of where I can do my teacher training degree. (Deadline opening day for UCAS)
Wednesday 25th of October	Complete research into my options for teacher training and come to a final decision of my top 3 favored University led courses. (Application process for teacher training degrees opens on Thursday 24th of October).
Thursday 26th of October	Spend a few hours on adding in any extra information or altering any necessary work. (Applications accepted starting from 26th of October)
Friday 27th of October	Project deadline date – hand in work (proof read it first).